Culture & History

Did you know that Mrs. Claus was born on December 25th, 880AD? That makes her over one thousand years old!

The first-ever ugly Christmas sweater party took place in Vancouver in 2002 and was hosted by Chris Boyd and Jordan Birch.

Did you know that in Home Alone, 9-year-old Macaulay Culkin's stunts were performed by a 30-year-old man?

The first Cyber Monday occurred on November 28, 2005, but only in the US. Canada followed a few years later, starting in 2008.

On Black Friday in 2011, a woman used pepper spray on other shoppers at an LA Walmart to get herself a half-priced Xbox.

In 2009, K-Mart became the first store to start the trend of Gray Thursday by opening their stores on Thanksgiving Day.

Did you know that due to its increasing usage, the word “turducken” was officially added to the dictionary in 2014?

The first TV commercial aired during a baseball game on July 1, 1941. It lasted just 10 seconds and cost the company under $10.

One of Walmart's largest purchases was by Shaquille O'Neal, totaling $70,000. It was initially declined as a suspicious purchase.

In August 2013, Amazon services went offline for about 40 minutes. It's estimated this cost the company $4.8 million in losses.

During the First World War, American schools banned the teaching of German as it was seen as the enemy's language.

Did you know that Barack Obama wasn't just the first Black US President, but the one of the youngest to serve in the Oval Office?

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